What color is #A681AD?

#A681AD is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A681AD?

The RGB value is 166, 129, 173: 166 red, 129 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A681AD?

The complementary color is #88AD81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A681AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A681AD color

#A681AD rgb(166, 129, 173)

Shades of purple

The hex color #A681AD is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 50.6% green and 67.8% blue (166, 129, 173).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 21% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Heart Potion (#A97FB1), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#A681AD color codes

HEX	`#A681AD`
RGB	`rgb(166, 129, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 50.6%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 21%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 25%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 25%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.81, 22.14, -17.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.81, 28.42, 321.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.118, 26.825, 43.066)`
Decimal	`10912173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A681AD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A681AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A681AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A681AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a681ad; }
.text { color: #a681ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a681ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 129 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a681ad, #ad819e); }

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Questions

What color is #A681AD?: #A681AD is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Heart Potion. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A681AD?: The RGB value is 166, 129, 173: 166 red, 129 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A681AD?: The complementary color is #88AD81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A681AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.